Child-resistant zipper on plastic package

Safety-Lok press-to-close zipper

March 20, 2019

Following its child-resistant slider closure released last year, Zip-Pak has added a less expensive press-to-close zipper to the Safety-Lok line for flexible plastic packages. Several tabs must be undone before the zipper can be pulled apart. Detergent pods are the largest market segment, with other possibilities including pharmaceuticals, vitamins and lawn products, the company says. Some nutraceuticals and cannabis edibles suited for flexible packaging also might need a child-resistant closure.

For more information, visit www.zippak.com

Rose Shilling is a previous managing editor of Food Engineering Magazine. She wrote feature stories on a variety of topics and tracked the food packaging industry. A journalist with an editing background at news services and newspapers, she also has driven editorial projects in health care and higher education.

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